The Umayyad Fulūs of Gaza

Abstract

This paper discusses the copper coins (fulūs) struck in Umayyad times in the mint of Gaza in
jund Filastīn. Altogether eight such coins both from public and private collections are catalogued,
which display two different but generally well-known types. Five different pairs of dies were
used to strike these coins. An attempt is made to discuss the Gaza fulūs in the broader context
of Umayyad coinage in jund Filastīn, and to highlight what is still lacking in the monetary
history of this region in early Islamic times.